US jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000, but continuing claims are lowest since April

By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week, but the total number of those collecting benefits fell to the lowest level in eight months.
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